[Genealib] Re: Looking to the Future

[Drew Smith]

On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 9:39 AM, Beth Oljace <boljace at and.lib.in.us> wrote:
> Dick Eastman can jabber all he wants about the death of microfilm...

Beth, I think it's unfair to characterize Dick's position on this
issue as "jabbering".  Let's look at some specific points he has
recently made:

"However, the creation of new microfilms has now almost stopped...
FamilySearch, the genealogy operation sponsored by the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormons) has now almost ceased
sending cameras out to create new microfilms. FamilySearch has issued
numerous reports in the past few years about the organization's
conversion to all digital formats.  The U.S. National Archives now
makes almost no new microfilms. In fact, NARA is working with
Footnote.com and other contractors to issue all new products in
digital formats, not as microfilm."

Now, are you disputing those specific statements of his?  If not,
where exactly is the "jabbering"?

Drew Smith
Tampa, FL